Federer, Nadal and Djokovic pander to plutocrats and charge huge appearance fees. The "trickle down effect" means that tournaments like the Heineken Open now have to pay appearance money for racketeers that many of us have never heard of. It's close to extortion.

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At the end of Federer's first round match at the Australian Open a fawning interviewer asked about his kids and if he had bought coach Stefan Edberg a birthday present - no, by the way, the privilege of knocking up with 'King Roger' was enough of a present apparently.

Amazing result. It just proves that while he maybe number one right now, if he had been playing in the previous generation, he would have been lucky to be top ten.

I mean, come on, beaten by a retired 36 year-old?

Looks like they had a lot of fun, and I'm happy for the crowd.

Seriously,

you've got to understand that Exhibition's are more fun and entertaining the crowd.... no one takes them seriously enough to really try. these two were playing funky shots, dancing at moments, I MEAN DANCING. if they're dancing around the court you can take it all with a grain of salt
I don't even like Djokovic much but it's obvious for good spirit he probably let Kuerton win at his home town exhibition because the crowd would be so excited to see it

it's like the Roddick-Raonic exhibition the other day that Roddick won- there were screwing around the whole time, Roddick was talking to people in the crowd nonstop etc, but it can be taken with a grain of salt

fun time though, love Kuerton and it was good spirited of Djokovic to go to South America to excite the crowds there who rarely get to see the likes of him

you've got to understand that Exhibition's are more fun and entertaining the crowd.... no one takes them seriously enough to really try. these two were playing funky shots, dancing at moments, I MEAN DANCING. if they're dancing around the court you can take it all with a grain of salt
I don't even like Djokovic much but it's obvious for good spirit he probably let Kuerton win at his home town exhibition because the crowd would be so excited to see it

it's like the Roddick-Raonic exhibition the other day that Roddick won- there were screwing around the whole time, Roddick was talking to people in the crowd nonstop etc, but it can be taken with a grain of salt

fun time though, love Kuerton and it was good spirited of Djokovic to go to South America to excite the crowds there who rarely get to see the likes of him

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Federer, Nadal and Djokovic pander to plutocrats and charge huge appearance fees. The "trickle down effect" means that tournaments like the Heineken Open now have to pay appearance money for racketeers that many of us have never heard of. It's close to extortion.

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At the end of Federer's first round match at the Australian Open a fawning interviewer asked about his kids and if he had bought coach Stefan Edberg a birthday present - no, by the way, the privilege of knocking up with 'King Roger' was enough of a present apparently.